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2026年2月20日 8月5日15日に亡くなった母•沢井一恵の最後の言葉。沢井比河流

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昨日令和8年2月15日午前5時5分に、副会長•沢井一恵（85歳）が病気療養中のところ逝去いたしました。 ここに生前のご厚誼を深く感謝し、謹んでお知らせ申し上げます。
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令和8年2月16日
沢井箏曲院 会長 沢井比河流

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Yesterday's CD release party was a huge success. Thank you so much to all our supporters, friends, and family that helped get us to this point. Also, thank you to Leaven Community for use of their beautiful space and Ali for being so accommodating to our group.

If you want to get a copy of the album, you can get it on Bandcamp (link in the comments) or come catch a live performance in the near future.

Global Koto Music Network is pleased to announce the first in a series of online master classes, “Tori no Youni -Like a Bird” with Ms. Chieko Fukunaga!

Ms. Fukunaga graduated from Tokyo National University of the Arts in 1974, and since then has been active internationally, receiving numerous music awards and prizes, while at the same time focusing on training younger students at Tokyo National University of the Arts, Tokai University and so on. She has also been teaching “Like a Bird” for many years at the Sawai Koto Institute's seminar for students preparing for the certification examination. She took lessons from Tadao Sawai every year for this purpose. This is a rare opportunity to hear not only about Tadao's thoughts on the piece, but also to receive direct instruction on the technical aspects.

If you are preparing for the “Like a Bird” video project, or even if you would like to play the piece someday, this is a great opportunity for you. Don’t miss this!

Date and Time: Sunday, June 9, 2024, 3:00 p.m. (Japan time)/4:00 p.m. (Australia time)
▶︎ Distribution will be on Global Koto Music Network's YouTube channel.

Content: Lecture 40 minutes, Q&A 20 minutes

Fee: A$30 (live streaming + archive, or archive only)
▶︎ Archive will be available until July 31, 2024
Registration: trybooking https://www.trybooking.com/CSHRL
◉ Those taking this class will be registered as members of the Global Koto Music Network and eligible for free access to all online events within one year.
◉ The second online master class will be “Sanka” (composed by Tadao Sawai) by Ms. Kiyomi Ishigaki in November 2024.

Preparing for Gagaku performance

10月30日（月）沢井麗先生 箏リサイタル 特別出演:沢井比河流 沢井箏曲院公式サイト詳細ページ https://sawaisoukyokuin.com/archives/17995

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